In Sardinia, 700 sheep are under the panels of an advanced hybrid agrovoltaic system.

Despite committees and some politicians campaigning against renewable energy, clean power production is advancing in Sardinia as well. Pimpisu will open tomorrow, October 23. It is an agrovoltaic project where 90% of the land is left for grazing sheep—around 700 head. While maintaining its pastoral character, Serramana, a town 30 km from Cagliari, also has a 45.8 MW power plant operating on its 51 hectares, connected to an energy storage system with a capacity of 48 MWh. The plant will be able to generate about 85 GWh of electricity per year, equivalent to the annual consumption of around 30,000 households or a town with approximately 70,000 residents. These figures were provided by Sardinia Agro Solar Energy, the Sardinian subsidiary of the Futura Group that built the project.

Connection to the power plant

The project will be built next to the Serramanna biomass power plant, located in an area already designated for renewable energy production and equipped with the necessary energy infrastructure. This results in minimal impact on the local environment. The company emphasized that the “Pimpisu” agrivoltaic system is “the first advanced hybrid agrivoltaic facility in operation in Italy, equipped with an energy storage system.”

The strong emphasis on maintaining livestock farming reduces the conflict between energy production and the preservation of traditional pastoral practices. This project is funded by both the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (Pniec) and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr).

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"The energy transition becomes credible when it stops being an abstract concept and is measured in real-world applications," said Simone Micheletti, CEO and co-founder of Futura Group. "In Pimpisu, we have shown that renewable energy, energy storage, and livestock farming can coexist on the same land, creating value without undermining its agricultural purpose." Finally, President and co-founder Bruno Fisi added: "In 2004, I founded the company that built the biomass power plant in Serramanna, and since then we have never stopped investing in energy and the island. Technologies change, but the core industrial philosophy remains the same: to be present in the long term, create real businesses, and build stable relationships with local companies and communities."

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So far, no official statements have been made by local committees regarding this project. This is partly because in a country burdened by high diesel prices due to dependence on fossil fuels, pursuing renewable energy initiatives—especially those that support agricultural activities—is anachronistic.

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